The Everett Election Commission has received a surprisingly high number of applications for mail-in ballots just about two weeks after the Secretary of State’s Office sent out applications in the mail. City Clerk Sergio Cornelio said the Sept. 1 election…
Author: Seth Daniel
State Leaders Assure Cities on Budget Numbers, School Funding
State leaders have moved to provide some positive certainty this week in one of the most uncertain City and School Budget years on record – hopefully staving off job cuts and preserving school positions that have been eliminated during the…
Sports Betting Is Off the Table for Now
A great deal of excitement brewed last week when the state House of Representatives included and passed an Economic Development Bill that included the approval of sports betting in the state – a huge gain for Encore Boston Harbor in…
Tie It Up: Mooring Study Shows Everett Is Ripe to Become Boating Community
One benefit of the renewed waterfront is boating – and Everett has the potential to squeeze in about 50 moorings on the Malden River and bring new boating to the community to the community for the first time in generations.…
EPS Likely to Stay Online; Use Some In-Person Groups
The Everett Public Schools said if all remains the same with guidance from the state and the data on COVID-19, they would probably open up school with a completely virtual teaching model – albeit much different in look and content…
City to Submit August Budget That’s More Of the Same
The second installment of the 1/12th budget will be submitted to the City Council on Aug. 1 as the City continues its month-to-month budgeting plan in the wake of uncertainly over state aid. City officials premiered the new budgeting plan…
Council Calls for Special Meeting to Address Inequitable Polling Locations
Typically, before any election, the City Council has to approve the standard “warrant” call for an election and the polling places that are set, but the coming Primary Election on Sept. 1 is anything but normal, and the Council on…
After Month Delay, Council Votes to Approve Infrastructure Borrowing
Apparently it took an elderly woman tripping and hurting herself recently on Whittier Drive that allowed the Council to have a change of heart about approving a borrowing of $3 million to do a pared-down paving and sidewalk program this…
State Treasurer Disappointed in Removal of Online Lottery Betting from House Bill
While the state House of Representatives included sports betting legalization in their Economic Development package this week – which remains in a committee – they did not include a key online lottery request from State Treasurer Deb Goldberg. On Monday,…
Businesses Doing Good Following COVID-19 Protocol
Businesses allowed to re-open after the COVID-19 lockdowns this spring have been doing a good job of following all of the protocols and safety guidelines, according to Public Health Nurse Sabrina Firicano. Through the month of June and July, many…